# murderous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmɜːdəɹəs/ · frequency rank #17,906

## Definitions
1. Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
2. Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.
3. Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.
4. Very difficult.

## Etymology
From murder + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns denoting possession or presence of a quality).

## Common misspellings (13)
`mmurderous`, `mruderous`, `mudrerous`, `murdderous`, `murdeorus`, `murderosu`, `murderouss`, `murderrous`, `murderuos`, `murdreous`, `muredrous`, `murrderous`, `umrderous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/murderous